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1, The Liamparts—Amcth;yst, Lake,
, Jasper National Park
2. Lord Byiig of Vi try, Fordirug a
Stream in Jasper Natirutal:Park
3. Portland Canal on the Alaskan
Coast, --Scenic 'Sena of the
• ' North Pael e
"We have : to -day 'travelled travel.! The sea the like, the e i
t z. qt let
-throagh the -moot gibrigas, scenery streams, the mountains; the rolling
•It has over been ;ray privilege 'to plains and' the great forests, nu p eg have. their appeal to the seekers of
'witness!,,--, recreation, health, and ;P leisure.
lir xi Summer 'resorts an journeys' full
his simply -worded sentence,
niters during the . of Charm and ''Eittractiyeiiess"-are
d d g course of a legion in`their ehweeathet
s
speech. at .Prince Rupert, the Duke But1Ip
p: p t ,
of poen-suite, $tatiesman diplomat of. all' trips, the:one that- is essen-
and 'travehher, aid tial to the completCa of kn'otll hat
pR tribue to Can h
ads of 'which was' by Cnnadians.OE Canada, is that
> w thenGovar-
nor•,,Generai. bike ruse of lick aerosrt; the Donitnton to the Pacific
predecessors he'was no stranger r • ` coast. On the "way -Iles Jas r,
the'r beauties of nature �inl many
'National Park, , a; desirable stop-
rts;oE the.worldi Yet during his over' point,, which • Ys an .;historie
Pa g
stay"grin this 'country bergs ea edl :a8 ,well as -gorgeously' beautith]'
ostolled'the fascination t ay area. David '.Thompson, explorer;
scenes • Catligi A and idealist, struggled wi�tir,daunt-
Y'• ' ,^ less -courage through this Section; of
' TO -day Canadians are realizing. the country i11 1810, In: 1811'the
that there ,are many wonderlands Athabaska Pass through the Rock -
within the boundaries of their own les was discovered, and about 1826
country, as „lair as anything , that the Yellowhead Pass became known
some of there .have travelled over to the ,white plan, -
half the earth'to see. That knowl-
The men Who led the way and
.de has given a great stimulus to blazed the Grails thropgh 'these
.their .desire to .know more about passes, were fortunate if they maps
'Canada by personal' 'observation: more than six or eight miles a day.'
'Hence the growing appreciation of Their discoveries opened a -new
the educational value, of travel in: route between the Pacilc.and Hud-
telligently planned and, carried,eut. son Bay, over which, twice a year,
litany ;Canadians. -indeed plan •their clog sleigh and pack horse made
business trips,'so .that they may be
'able to devote a little time to visit- tripsawith goods arid messengers,
ing beauty *pots that: Ile, In their That was'consideredfeorone of the,
`tourse:" 'Thee they find brief re- dmarvellousthis land,
of te time, T e
liiutation' from the con le tti day this land, of wonder.. mat: bl
and ' 'strain of modern business attrspe In a nmtyrmi10 an tour,
at a.speed of -forty, miles sin hour,
Bio- . .or may ' be ]viewed in leisurely'
It is in the sunnier months, how- fashion over 'roads and well de -
ever, that the minds of the major- fined trails, by those' whose .time'
Permits', bt camping and ;exploring,
$7 et _Canadians are turned• -to
among . surroundings whose' ever-
present. beauties- are a; sourtee of
never-ending amazement . and de-
light..
To: the travellers who journey
,thence on the Paci;fle' coast, with
its charm of, climate, scenic setting,
and groiv'ing cities and:towns,•there
is in prospect the finest' water' trin
in the 'world The ,7'50 -miles of
Ocean voyage from Prince Rupert
to Vancouver and Victoria, or on
to Seattle, is incomparable In :its'
beauty. This trip is a fitting climax
to, the succession of gorgeous scenic
pictures that can never be erased
from the -observant mind. -
Nature has been, lavishly kind. to
Canada. Her resources in, natural
wealth are beyond huinan :compute
tion. ' The greatest factors' in the
development of these are the rail-
ways. What they have /done to de
velop the country in a 'material
sense can never be adequately de-
scribed. Now they are bringing,
not only Canadians, but tourists
from all over the world into touch
with the' matchless natural wonder
'places of theDominton., They' are
in a very large measure responsible
for theawakening to the'.fact that
a land can be rich in all that makes
for a great agricultural and mann-
facturing nation, and yet be noted •
to the ends -of the earth for .its ,
seems delights. In these phases of
developmentSystethem Canadiactian National/
Railways isve.
A.trip across Canada'aside front
the pleasure it gives, will: prove to
be of inestiniabie educational value.
M 1 I1YLE-Iit E -
FLOOR •
FINISH
If your .floors._
are hardwoods
Use
Marble - Its
The Floor
finish with a
money -back
guarantee. It
wears and wears '
and wears. It
will not mar nor
scratch white ,
and is not af-
fected by water.
Feet Thgt Never
4F
A worn floor spoils the look ofout` home and
is impossible to repair, but if you keep your
floors ,painted, feet cannot touch thein.. Let
th9 paint wear but save the wood. Save the
Surface and you Save all.
SEN ,SJR
Floor
to easy to use, dries very hard with a high lustre and will with-
stand a. great.. ainoutit of hard wear,.' No skirl is required in
using SEPTUM'S FLOOR PAINT. Anyone tan apply it.
The result will greatly enhance the beauty of your hone and
much labor will belayed for the floors will be very easy to keep
clean.
Come in and let us giveyou full particulars.
We have a full range of shades in this and
' every other MARTIN-SENOUR Product.
There is a MARTIN-SIJNOUR, Paint or
Varnish for •every need. We will be glad to
advise you.
a ,i.
HARDWAiRE
ilier;.
CLINTON
N'
NOW TO AVOID RICKETS
Nutritional Disetusc Affecting
Voutig Annuals.
Sotuetiiiiee Coiled "liuliuoso”. and
',Souffles" —4 Caused Largely by
Ilulaverabie (3ontlitions- l'reven-
tion, and 'A'rgxltynerltr--,Gut j!ii(VOg
Ulirouio (tla0ts. yr
r l>�orltriklate'd by Qntrl'rlo 1)51)1 rtlnegt of
• Agrle,<I tura,'loriaite 1
Tho oee,airh'C/iae of ,this "disease in
Y011pl animals seems" to be largely
GETTING RID OF WEEDS
Results of Co -i perative Lxperi,
meals Fartns,
Ovrr nighty 'warmers Brave Export
minted..—I tape' for Perennial SOW
%%la a x¢.041 • `.i;cvitoh, GDaea—
I.radieati(n :of II/adder Campion
Mid Cow -Hell,
teent71b,itec1 py Ontario Department or
Ag'rloul(ure, Toronto.)
is 1811 experiments were begun
caused by unlavorab)e conditions of with the object, of gathering data
lite, induejilb itupai -e41 uutrtion of hbeorn wa0oliich delitiitrding n tsta
he tebeet mentsmmethodsight
l �orega
the bodY. to particular there appears 01 eontrofipo, the various bad weeds
tp be a lack of bone develsand th
t, duo of e Province. In this connection
to a dcdcioncy of lime salts and other , oyer ela'ilty farmers have carried on
bons-foruiltlg elements in the body. siteeeesful experiruenls on their own
Lack or exeieise and lclose confine-
m,ont ii lamp quarters ere predisffos.
ing influences and are a cause of rho
disease occasionally uil loins and
calves, _
Paring under instructions' sent Froin'.
the Director at .the U, A, C., Guelph,
Tile weeds experimented with were
perennial Sow Thistle, Twitch Grass,
Bladder' Caorpioti or Cow.Be11, Wild
Lit pigs the disease occurs general gluataird, Ox -Bye Daisy, Fiew Bind
13' soon after weaning time and parweed, Wild Oats and Chess, In
tieulLrly, in litters ,beim. dai`iilg the ,nearly every.. instance. they cleaned
late fall and winter months. At this t the field experimented with, and de-
time,riniproper feeding of the young mbnstrated to their ,own aatisfac'tlon
pips associated with exposure' to in, : the effectiveness of the method tried.
clement weather and close confine. Ag a result of the data gathered
merit in cold damp„quarters combine ' from these experiments, it is now pas -
in accentuating the,tendaney towards able to recommend with confidence
Faulty nutrition and.i'll lieafth, which detinue'methods for tho'eradietio`n<.of
are fererunnefs' of Rickets. Tile eueli weeds, as Perennial,,Sow Thistle';
feeding of young pigs excessively ou •Twitch' Grass, Bladder Campion and
cbru and also keeping them exciu Wild 74iueiard.
sively on a+sloppy diet -of buttermilk The Rape Method for the Control. of
is at times -responsible. in: some Peroifnial Sow Thistle' and 'Twitch
eases there appears to be an inherited .. Genes.
tendency in litters, due possibly to Cultivate the gold until about the,
errors inthe management andfeed- middle -of June, running over it /re -
tog 01 the sow while pregnant, and quently':” with a cultivator so as . to
al cel lar i irti
vng.
keep the tops doWn and thus weaken
4jylnptoms.; :, ; the "rcetts," A cultivator with broad
In the case of calves and: colts be- Points,shbuld be used, which will cut
corning eiifected with 1ticicetl, they off the Sow Thistle or `twitch Grass
aPPna2 unthrifty and develop imper- below the surface of the ground and
not 13', The bones of the legs become not beak up " •tlie rootetoeka too
softened so that they gradually bead much; About the Middle of June.
aria became distorted, causing the apply manure at 'thp rate 01 about
animal to be bow-legged and eiilarg- .;twenty tons per acre (twelve good
ea at the joints, and otherwise un -leads.) 'Cultivate the manure in
sightly shaped. They are• prone to 1io tkioroughly and wish a double' mould
down agreat deal .of the time, and board plough sliggtly ridge up' the'
iu walking they move stiffly. land, making the ridges about twee-
blickbone also becomes.; crooked hi ty six inches apart.;'On the ridges
some cases. Youug'pige frequently sow pasture rape'"(Dwail Essex vat.-
become affected aniiy••at first, apbear letyjl at the rate of about one and a
to thrive poorly, and have an abhor- half pounds ,per acre. It is import
mel appetite.. This causes' in them lent that ,the right' amount of raper
a craying;tor.dirt and to keep plciting . be sown `for if too little la sown the
up and chewfag,pieces'of stick and stand 'Will not be thick enough•
to -
bones., They soon begin to develop smother ;the weeds; and '11,. ,00 the
abnormally and ' disproportionately,, other hand, too much, is sown • the
whale remng ainistunted in growth,, .,rape plants will, be too crowded and
They beo0me pot bellied and the head 11ow grow vigorously enough to keep
enlarges,'giving it a bulgingapPean. ahead of the twitch' grass, or sow this
-
ince, with the snout deformed, hence tie, ' Sow; the rape when the land is
the name. "Bn11noee" being'.' need. ;sufficiently. moist'' to''k
secure >.glii.
t w a mute e rape
Sin sound*bele,h + is slow in star 'n'' the twit
$ the ead,rematas, tr B twit grass
They, may also breathe With of ' germination of the«seed tf th
Urge.. Tire akin often becomes thicio or sow thistle may get'a hold in the
tined and cracked and gete diseolored rows and thus necessitate hand. cid-
with dirt, giving a' black' coos .tivation. Cultivate' the, rape every
appearenne to white pigs. • Sooner or, week or ten days until It' occupies fall"
later, the bones of the legs begin, to the ground and maltos further matt -
bend and• they become deformed: •i'hia' nation impossible. If, when the rape
causes the legs to, beeome' badly bop_ is cut or, pa'stizred, any: of rho weeds
sd'and,makes.there .walk• -very Stiff rGGmaIn> the field should be ridged uD.
and awkward. The jo1z ts,beeonte'en- leat,thing'ii1 the, fall and put in with
larged and the pigs lie down a great another 'hoedr`'crop the following
deal of the.ttme.and; on tieing;' they year. This has not: been found ne-
keep resting on' their knees. The ebssary. when a 309d stand 01 rape
lower ender of the ribs also become
has been secured,
enlarged and seem to bend inwards Eradiction of .Bladder . Campion or
under the body- 4tntimes many of Cotv13ell. •
the rickety'' i's. -beeome tree 2
pigs bed Badlyinfested -fie o.
with piles and p prolapse of the the f should be
P roc- ploughed deeply in fall -and then
tem„ causing. it to ,protrude.as a' red cultivated dad, cross -cultivated with a
tumor -hike mass behind. Finally they road -shared -cultivator in order to
become _miserably wasted and thin: break up and weaken the ender -
and remain worthless stunted- mon- ground rootstocks. In the spring
tale of no value. this cultivation • should ibe repeated
Preveiation and Treatment. t''requently enough 04prevent the
To revent the oe plant makingau rvth h
P eurrence �ot y growth above
Rickets,' one of the' chief essentlala; ground until it is time to put inaa
is; maintaining a proper mode of live;,
hoed prop, ,which uii,ist be kept 'thor
Ing for the. mother' while' pregnant oughly cloak in order to he effective.
and for the young during early limo. A well card for cern crop: planted
This entails rational:dieting accord- to dills: so that it can be cultivated
ingO to their needs, combined with both ways has been found to give'
comfortable living quarters and a 'eeeellent results. Special attention
reasonable amount, of "regular exec must be given. to hoeing out any
eise?and.outdoor lite in One.weathea' bladder 'ca pion plants which may
In the case of eats being raised arts- appear`, in the corn, crop aim, which
fibially on cows' milk, it should be are not destroyed by cultivation. One
diluted with .about one-third water -fall and on spring's thorough cul-
and'sweetened with a'little sugar. In, tivation foll Vied by a well cared for
the case of pigs they must receive hoed crop Its bean found to destroy, tit
suitable ' diet after; being waned, Practically all the bladder tampion
t
e
1
cam
pion
e
0
a
a
They should net be fed' exclusively in a field ,except in exceptionally wet e
is, C.N.F*'s Fiat
Farmer President
WOMEN AS BEEKEEPER
A Work That Will Shit ' "ile
Natural Disposition,
• tie ltbtter, Opp0i'tnnity 6)fferei1 t ell"-
tay (girls••--Ireelceep1ng ltatl,a N'as
olnatlon for 3omalo Ap1)v$at`e
Cost ' of Stsu tieg 'anti •al'oobabls
Prefi.te,-.-Malo �Jiiypoits Approve.
1210. ROBEIt'p 141fl,LER
of Stouffvflle,, elected :head of the
Canadian National Exhibition. hIr.
Miller is said to have ' imported
more pure-bred live stock to Am—,
erica than any other man, Ile is or
the third generation of fanners' in '
Canaria and has been a member of
the'oklxliibition-, Association:, since
X,007 and a Director since 1913.
"FEELING" FOR LAYERS
1 lis Method Is About as Certain
as the Trap'Nest.
Esperinien s With Capons — Feeding;
Costs—Excellent Flesh Produced
Without Confinement --Handling
Baby Chicks:
(Contributed by Dnt,i:rlc Department. at
Agriculture, Toronto.)
The writer carried' on a series . o
experiments with poultry when -:con
meted with the Agricultural Expert
merit Station Por Vancouver Island
Sidney,. B.C., and presents the follow
ing notes as among those 'worthy o
consideration:'
DETERMINATION OF PGG -LAYING
A'test was made of the 'feeling
method; to determine its' accuracy
Thirty hens that' were under -.tra nes
P
record were subjected to the feeling
process -Por eight days: January 17
to 24. . .•
The results of "feeling'.' were
'checked up •and tallied perfectly with
the "trapnestin1,''' iudicatiu'g that it
is quite possible for any careful per -
fon to-' determine which liens are lay-
ing by feeling the bird for t11
presence of, the egg in 'the oviduct,
in the early morning before' she
leaves the perch. ' The ruethod also
line an advantage in that it elimin-
ates the necessary', conlinemeht of
the birds in a "trapnest"'Por a period
which is /frequently , longer than 1s
actually required to produce an egg.
The great disadvantage of the
feeling method is that It •Is frnprac-
ticable for pedigree, breeding, inas-
much that 'the eggs from.1ipolvidual
birds -:cannot be recorded. ,
' CAPONS.
Thirty cockerels 'were operated. on
when twelve weeks old. These birds
were a thrifty and well -grown lot,
overaging '2y pounds in weight.
After canonizing, they were kept un-
der' the same conditions as the cock-
erels. The feed Cost tor. a pound, in-
crease in weight was slightly less for
the cockerels up to six months' of age.
At this time the cockerels and capons
weighed the same. -These birds were
killed for, Christmas trade when 264
day did,. and weighed, plucked; 8
Pounds 2 ounces,: The percentage of
ofeallwas low, being but 18 per cent.
of the total weight. The birds were
not orate fed, but were finished on
at liberal milk ration, were
quality of
o, flesh was excellent, and the
wholesale price received was 30.
ents:per popnd. The advantages of
(Contributed by Ontario Ap rartnient or
Agrheulturot 4teronto,a
l'irq ilistotlo fiddle propounded by
Seals*: "Cut of the eater', came
forth meet, and ant of 1,110 'strong
P ante forth OWeetaeae," was anewerotl
by citing the lion and the honey;
and even then there' was a Wollr."'an in'
it.
Fer years beekeeping for vtoniert'
Was regarded as an tnso1ved. riddle.
T''u•day It is ho puzzle, Por both'. Wives'
}s!ad: maidens are milking ineneyI Ill 1t,
+, weets for the sweet,"
No Better. Opportunity for Country
G1rle.
A fes years ago the writer inter
✓ leWed. five, women who bad made u
sneee98 of apiary work, and all of
them were, decidedly. of (Pinion that
'there was a ;good chance Poi' a girl
or a married woman, succeeding ilk
beekeeping: if she went about it the
right Way,
A4jss 17the1 Robson,' of ,Llderton,
Said: "For the girl who wished to
make her living iu the country, there
is no businesstthat affords, a better
opportunity •d than the keeping of
bees," - -
8tiss Margaret W. Sefitt, of -Meyers -
burg, went so far. as to say teac:she
believed beekeeping was an occupa-
tion for eroineu rather than for men;
that there is much' to gain and little
to lose in it.
'The' Work` Suits' Woman's Natnirai
Disposition.
Ants •114,. 13,;Treverrow, of Meadow-
vale; observed that women were more
and more turning to,beekeeping,
Much depended upon the individual.
The work was healthful, being•main-
ly out-of-doors during the summer,'
"Woman',s ;natural disposition to be
careful, painstaking, ;watchful and
energetic hus full "play in this twit-
- nation, as there is much, to interest,
to learn and to do: in 6hs work of an-
-' apiary
• Mrs. Fred. Ham, of Bath, most de,
f cided'ly thought that a woman could
support herself by keeping bees.. "She
Who uadertaltea to do so should put
es much energy, care.aud thought in-
to the work that she would in any
other occupation.. Iler'heart must"bo
f
in it."
Beekeeping Has a Fascination. Yor•-
11'cmale Apiarists.
The late Mrs. Cr. A.• Deadman, of,
•Brussels, had a long experience in ben
management: She • said: "The apiary
has a iacoivation,tor. the woman who
goes earnestly into beekeeping. It is
a healthful occupation, foe it is large-
ly out-of-door activity, and it gives
e
one a' change of work and thought,
Some heavy lifting is necessary now
and then, although 'assistance is us-
ually available. But a woman' must
make up her mind to give• practi-
cally all her time to the wbrk dur-
ing the period of swarming and ex-
tracting—'say June and July. After
that thele is bottling, packing, label-
ling, eta., although this . may he
lightened ' by selling in bulk, whicli Is
the best' way after all to dispose of
surplus honey. But for months to- •
ether the bees 'e
g r quire little or no attic t'e'n "
ni
e'
�ocuo Apiary .Casts,
Miss R. B. Pettit, of Georgetown,
writing in January last,. gives the fol- •
lowing', ftp -to -date Infor'mation; "A,
wo0nan can make it go, if she has
suillcient iuitiative, energy, and
strength, and lastly if she idles the
bees. Interest fu the .work' and love
of bees must be 'strong enough tar
overcome. -many difficulties besides
the ,inevitable sting, A light start is
advieable, say two or'three colonies,
until site masters some of therays-•
Wiles of the hive}, and the gneral ,
principles of management,
It would be well for her to begin
with standard equipment—the ten- �t
frame Langstrotn hive for brood
chamber—but would advise shandy ,
supers, because of their lighter
weight. Tne following list gives
estimate of cost for start with two
Colonies:---
.
2 colonies bees with brood chore.
bnr belie' U
6 bnalloty
in;
wltn rrainea.11,70
2' eunt:tilete hives fur swarms,.,- 9,00'
2'fi t d. llght brood .rouadation, '
i. 51•-40 1,88
4 lbs, shallnw toundat15n 8.40
140, 2 surotter, 91.6u•; hive' tool,:
.. 60c;,baelt, sec; spar Wire est -
budder, 15e, 3,46.
on dry corn, -nor on chopped oats • seasons. c
composed largely of the hulls, nor Preventtizg Mustard Seeding In 1
entirely en butteringlk.' In winter, Cereal Crops. i
aponizing are that an excellent qual-'
ty of flesh can he produced without
young pigs should lie,given a clean, Iron sulphate or Copperas an be e
dry, warm, place to sleep in -And the successfully used to destroy mustard 1'
bedding should be: changed daily. in standing grainewithoutsinjury to
This is. particularly; essential in the the ,crop. A 21) per cent, solution . f
case of late fall and winter 'litters. Should be applied. This can be pre-
The' diet should be suitably balanced pared by dieeolvine 80 pounds of iron h
and consist of a mixture of ground sulphate in forty gallons of Water.f
onlining the birds in email feeding
rates and the tender flesh can be
stained to a greater age and weight.
The' cockerels made Just as good
ains, and wizen milk fed in crates
or two weeks, produced the same
igh grade of flesh, Following is the
eed cost' of an eight -pound two -ounce
anon: ;
eed cost to rear to end of third
month' 21.84c,
oats free from hulls; corn: meal, Iron sulphate,i dissolved quite read- ',c
e salt, chalk,and charcoal added be strained thl•o}}tglr a (Maes," cloth, !
trohi time to time. The Toed should as it is put ditto rho spray pump'
ground barley and Shorts with a ht- Ply iii cold waCOr, The solution should '>ii
f•1 . 1t
b®,given mixed with'mi114 or water as„ tank This will remove uirt and
a thick slop. A.littT'e ground oilrcake small particles that are apt to clog
or, bone meal "and skim milk ie also the nozzles:
good, As the pigs iincrease in size , Apply on a 'calm clear day just as
the. diet
can.
be r
r dual
b ¢ ly 'changed. the first few plants in the Holds she'}v •
They should be allowed plenty of flowers. 'II, is very important to spray
range ands pasture' in sulk ler, When. early. If the plants are left too long
young pigs are noticed, showing a the treatment is not nearly so clic-
Feed• cost to rear during Fourth .
month 1e.2
Feed cost to rear' during •(101.1)
Feed tth eoat to rear during sixth 19`12
month . 21.2.
)Peed cost to rear during sev-
enth month 21.2.,
Feed cost to tear during eighth
month ., ..23.4.
eed cost to roar .duringr
'De-
cember. 20 days; 14,4
Total feed cost 91.81+_,.
tendency of developing t Rickets, the 'Ave, if: a heavy rain .comes within
progress of the disease• can often be twenty-four hours after the'solutien
arrested and a complete recovery oh-"' is applied, it will be necessary to
tained, if taken ill time', by changing spray again. -
aud supplementing their'diet with Iiew to Apply the Sol tion.
tonics, The diet should be arranged An ordinary handl pumpbarrel b
as already described, with the addi- e
as are some digester—th the and sprayer, such as is employed to s ray. a
bone meal To the drink can be add- fruit. trees, may be used, or a $ tato
ed ilIso water and to the 'feed a sprayer can be rigged up to do this p •
These birds were sold . for' 2.43
each wholesale, leaving $1.11a/s per
mrd. Froin :this we -can deduct 20
eats, the price paid for the bird as
day-old chick, and have 91% cents
er bind tpr labor and shelter.
HANDLING BABY CHICI2S.
In another exp'er'iment a` thousand
no -day-old chicks were procured
a
p
0
tonic composed of sulphate of iron work Many of the.up-to-date splay
one part, bicarbonate of •coda and ors base a special° broadcast atr,ach
charcoal font' parte. ii'ne50 ingredi-.. inept for spraying weeds. "'These are
eats are mixed thoroughly together
and spoonful of the mixture' added
to `the Peed allowance- of each pig
once or twice a .day. Iii eases et
pronounced itickots to pigs, where
they become chronic rents, they, are,
not worth treating and should he got
rid of,—C. D. McGiivray, Principal,
Ontario Veterinary College, h#uellih.
The sow and the now and the good
laying hen '
nave proved the financial' salvation
of mens
Mrs.Alex, unundors of Goderich
dio4'oh Tuesday of last wc'elt,after
an illness of about a year. The ;Cnn-
03111 tools ;110(.0 on Friday to Maitland
cemetery, . Mrs. Saunders was the ads
Wife of Manager A. •Saunders oi' the lar
Goderich Oriath Co...
'ii9 death oceurrcii in `Ashiieid
totenship last week 41 john McCaul-
ey, a native son of the township, He
was aged thirty-nine :oars and is
survived by his Wile anis a family of
.tour, the eldest' 11 tail of eight.
0
excellent for large areas, as they Pr
:cover a wide strip at each round. '$
Care must be taken to see that every b
Mustard plant is covered : with the
solution in. the form oP a fine spray, w
—J.
D. Howitt, O.A.C., Guelph. : of
tr
Tim sluggard will not plough by .
reason of, the cold; therefore shall It
he beg iii harvest and have nothing, to
-Prov, 20-4,
Faeniing it a business; agriculture n
Is a science. The tiller of ttte soil
o ens
om'two reliable local breeders. The
rst day they remained in the hien-
tltor, and"on the second day they
were transferred to' the breeder, but
ere not fed until forty-eight hours'
d. Tho following hints on general
petulant are given:
Do not.chill or overheat the chic-,
ens, or disastrous results_ will Pot-.
w. If they pant they are too hot,'
nd if they huddle together they, are
of warm enough. ,
Do not, overfeed during the first
Wb bl d these two is the man to week.
Change the water daily and see
that it is perfectly clean.
Give plenty oil green food,
Peed' sour skim milk whenevei-
possible.
Do not forgot, to supply charcoal,
grit, and. shell,
hlaku all oliange of food and feed-
ing gradually.
Glean and disinfect brooder often,
Do not 1150 damp, mouldy food or
straw,
Never allow chicks .to crowd in
brooders or colony houses,.
Place chicles on the tango in colony
house's, atter the eighth week.
Do not let the cockerels and pullets
run together on the Tango. Y,. Stev''
onsei, Sec.,..Debts..53•,,, 1,(j(:,111tura.'
uie
whom the future offers success.
-The I{,irlcten St. Mays Telephone
Co., recently made) a raise of 73,00
per phone per yor, raising the rate
from 815 to 818. Tho subscribers
Made a vigorous protest against the
mice and 1t was thought that a
g'0 number of phones might be dis-
continlied, but Most 4£ those Content -
plating this action have reconsidered
1t, ,The company has been under a
1teavy exnendittiro the past ,year,
A purebred eeW belonging to Mr'.
George Baker 0:t Itowioit ave' birth
to 'a calf recently whle lead its
heart in rite side of the tibIjt, It
WAN, oi; 00nr1e, dead at ,birth,
m oard and covert.$30.00
A. B. U. o1 .Bee Culture.......... 8,00
662.43
Ontario crop reports show an aver:
age of about 56 Pounds per colony;
prices vary as in other produce. •
The number of 'colonies that can
be profitably kept depends' on the we',,
man and 011 the 1004100.
Probable Profits.
.2 Mss Jessie Lees, of Erindele, also:
writing in January, says: "For a
strong' woman. with nerve and. de-
•tertuinatiou, I oansider beekeeping a..
local healthy occupation. Starting in
a, email way' ivith two colonies, the
cost for bees and equipment.for first
year would be about 8150, not In-
cluding workshop, She could increase
stook and equipment year by year,
according to 'her means, to, fifty col -
antes,. which would be•0no13h for one
woman"to handle alone.. iProarthat
number the net return should be
9400 a year. This is only appr'oxt
mate, as prices and conditions vary
greatly from year to year,"
Male Purport Approves of 'Heinen as
.
lir,ApIMorieyAoistsl?e'.ttlt, of Georgetown,
formerly ProvinCiai Apiarist, Says:
'Through force of circumstances
more women are actual beekeepers;
than the records show. There is n0
obstacle in honey producing that a
womah cannot ovor10010 with her
euuit -ho , a '
bathes and Publication Branch.
g y s 14 Giilieuddv, Sta•'
REASONS FOR ItARD TIi4II]S
ICoeping up with the Jones.
Automobiles.
Swell Clothes,
IGoo(i eats.
Camping in the summer time. '.
Incessant travelling.
MoVing picture shows,
Entertaining..
Afternoon parties,
Not enough hard work,
Decreased Proddetion.,
,These are a few that suggest thin*.
selves to hue. I eotild Me 10141 i many
more, but those • are enough to take
into serious colrsideration•---1 iar'Cort